5. Almost half of guide dog owners have been refused access to services.

According to a survey of Guide Dog owners, 49% had been refused services such as taxis, shops and restaurants because of their assistance dog, despite having a legal right to those services. Guide Dogs UK is running an Access All Areas campaign which can provide resources for people with service dogs who have been turned away.

6. If you can't foster, you can become a puppy walker.

7. Hearing dogs can help deaf children wake up for school and feel more confident.

The video below explains how the National Deaf Children's Society helped one child find a hearing dog who wakes her up for school, helps her with her homework and helps her communicate with her parents.

Easy News is the first news magazine designed to be accessible for people with learning disabilities, aimed to encourage discussion around news stories and keep readers informed about the world around them. Read the latest issue here.

Become a support worker for United Response and help disabled people in their communities at home. You’ll help them cook, clean, pay bills, apply for jobs, make friends and a thousand things in between.

We work with young people and adults with a wide range of learning disabilities across England and Wales. To plan the right kind of support, we work closely with each individual and the people who are important to them. In this way, they get the support they want, in the way they want.

ROC (Robert Owen Communities) has Wellbeing services in Devon and Cornwall, which we can support you to attend. ROC’s Wellbeing services offers you the opportunity to learn new and exciting skills and gain accredited learning qualifications at the same time.